Total Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 3.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Granville Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Granville Road (DL14 6UD) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% lower than the Bishop Auckland Town average (199.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Granville Road (DL14 6UD), the main crime hotspot is near Brough Grove. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Granville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alnwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvoir Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alnwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvoir Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Arundel Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Arundel Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvoir Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brough Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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